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Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy -- meditate on these things.
Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:15:37 -0500http://lifetype.netIn Memoriam
<p>In honor of the end of World War I one hundred years ago today, I post a picture of Joy hugging the tree that was planted in memory of her great-great-granduncle Harry Faulk.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/archives/2018/11/11/100-years-ago" target="_blank">my mom's Armistice Day post</a> for a few more details of my family's involvment in the war.</p>
<p><a id="res_134" type="image/jpeg" href="https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/gallery/1/2018-06-26_04:50:48_joy_hugs_harrys_tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 5px;" src="https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/gallery/1/previews-med/2018-06-26_04:50:48_joy_hugs_harrys_tree.png" border="0" alt="Joy hugs the tree planted in memory of Harry Faulk."/></a></p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/in-memoriamhttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/in-memoriamjoyfulGeneralJoySun, 11 Nov 2018 14:32:41 -0500Daley PonderingsTaking an Interest
<p>Or: How This Mom Started Playing Minecraft</p>
<p>They say that a good way to show love is to take an interset in what the other person is interested in, even if you wouldn't care about it on your own.</p>
<p>I'm a busy mom and wife of an entrepreneur, right? &nbsp;I don't have time for video games. &nbsp;I have a house to clean, school to teach, dinners to make, diapers to change, invoices to prepare, bills to pay, laundry to wash ... &nbsp;blah, blah, blah.</p>
<p>But one day, my little Joy asked me to try Minecraft. &nbsp;All my kids love it. &nbsp;They play nearly every day, they collaborate, they watch each other, they coach and help each other. &nbsp;I have already put in the effort to be interested in their creations. &nbsp;But there is only so far you can go with intelligent questions without jumping in yourself.</p>
<p>I started in creative and peaceful. &nbsp;Joy and Faith taught me some things, and my generated world was interesting to explore.</p>
<p>Then Jonathan asked me to try survival and coached me through the steps. (Though I still insisted on peaceful at first.)</p>
<p>It has been fun to play around and discover things, build a house to my own liking, raise a rainbow flock of sheep, etc.</p>
<p>My questions now come from experience. &nbsp;Jonathan remarked, "It's so fun that you are actually interested in Minecraft now!" &nbsp;How to connect to your pre-teen? &nbsp;Maybe try Minecraft.</p>
<p>On vacation, I let them and myself do extra. &nbsp;We discovered the collaboration of multiplayer over wifi. &nbsp;We can be a team. &nbsp;I also see the different personalities of my children coming out. &nbsp;Each one approaches the game differently. &nbsp;Jonathan works for speed and efficiency, mining carefully in the right places. &nbsp;Noah thinks mining is mind-numbingly boring and avoids it when he can, preferring to get his treasure by killing monsters. &nbsp;Faith is matter-of-fact, cautious and deliberate. &nbsp;Joy makes beautiful, patterned structures. &nbsp;Jeremiah likes digging and building, digging and building, digging and building (and he is getting more deliberate, too.)</p>
<p>I also discovered the phenomenon that some other part of my brain works on real-life problems while I play. &nbsp;In a conversation with my sister, she remarked that I had been doing a lot of thinking. &nbsp;I replied that I thought I was just doing a lot of Minecraft. &nbsp;But she's convinced they're related. &nbsp;And that gives me a deeper appreciation for Jon's game playing as well.</p>
<p>In Minecraft, my kids are the teachers (even my five-year-old: "Mom... your inventory is full, that's why you can't pick that up.") &nbsp;I am the one learning, making novice mistakes, disregarding wise advice to my peril, and taking advice to my advantage. &nbsp;This is fun for them and it's fun for me. &nbsp;I'm glad I decided to take the plunge.</p>
<p>And now excuse me. &nbsp;I have to go shear a yellow sheep.</p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/taking-an-interesthttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/taking-an-interestjoyfulGeneralJonathanNoahFaithJoyJeremiahSat, 30 Jul 2016 18:38:51 -0400Daley PonderingsMolars, Hair, Tape Armor
<p>6/17 - Nathaniel gets three molars at once. &nbsp;upper left, lower left, lower right. &nbsp;The upper right made its appearance 6/22.</p>
<p>6/21 - Haircut day for some. &nbsp;(It's pretty hard to get everyone in one day.) &nbsp;I cut Noah's hair, and some of Jeremiah's (he got impatient and I decided it was better to stop than to get myself impatient.) &nbsp;Faith asked if she could help me with Joy's hair. &nbsp;She did a very careful job. &nbsp;I had her start on the bangs conservatively and when it was a nice, even job, I let her do the next centimeter. &nbsp;After that, she trimmed the rest of Joy's hair - to that perfect length that really sets off Joy's adorable face - right above shoulder length. &nbsp;I really only had minimal fixing up to do. &nbsp;So then she asked if she could to mine! &nbsp;This one was one hundred percent Faith, nobody needed to do any fixing up. &nbsp;I had not had a haircut since just before Joy was born (that makes it five and a half years!). &nbsp;I love my new haircut! &nbsp;It is much more manageable, but still long, just about 4-6 inches shorter.</p>
<p>6/24 - Jeremiah and Joy came upstairs with tape all over their faces and fingers. &nbsp;Jeremiah explained, "Armor! &nbsp;We goin' battling!"</p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/molars-hair-tape-armorhttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/molars-hair-tape-armorjoyfulNoahFaithJoyJeremiahNathanielSat, 25 Jun 2016 07:06:37 -0400Daley PonderingsJune 2016 Pocket Notes
<p>6/1 - Nathaniel was playing with the nebulizer, dripped some of the leftover liquid, said, "Uh, oh." &nbsp;Then he walked to the bathroom, opened the cabinet, got out a hand towel, came back into the bedroom and wiped up his spill.</p>
<p>6/2 - I asked Nathaniel to put the toy cars away and he did it right away!</p>
<p>6/3 - Noah lost his first molar - lower left.</p>
<p>6/4 - Nathaniel got on the rocking moose all by himself.</p>
<p>6/6 - Jonathan, "Anything that's meant for school isn't as cool as something that isn't."</p>
<p>6/7 - Jeremiah, with finger movements, "Open the steeple, see all the guys!"</p>
<p>6/8 - Joy, "Hold your horses, Jeremiah!" &nbsp;Jeremiah, "Where my horses?!?"</p>
<p>Joy pronounces her friend Naomi's name as "Wyoming." &nbsp;(We're working on it, but it's still more like "Nyoming".)</p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/june-2016-pocket-noteshttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/june-2016-pocket-notesjoyfulJonathanNoahJoyJeremiahFri, 17 Jun 2016 14:47:36 -0400Daley PonderingsApril/May 2016 Pocket Notes
<p>4/26 - Jeremiah, after his first bowl of non-sugar cereal, asked for some sugar cereal.Only two pieces fell out of the box when I shook it, and he said, "Not two. &nbsp;I said'some', like this..." holding up several fingers.</p>
<p>4/29 - Jeremiah can tie knots. &nbsp;He tied the laces of my slippers together!</p>
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<p>5/15 - Jeremiah and I went to the fire station to see the trucks for his special time. He recognized the five on the side (in 59) and said, "It has five on it, maybe Joy went on it." (Because she's five.)</p>
<p>5/15 - Jeremiah asked me, "My children in my belly, Mom?"</p>
<p>5/22 - Jeremiah was trying to tell me about a time when only he, Faith, and Joy were in the house, and some "people not our friends" came to our house. &nbsp;As I probed to get more information about this, I started to realize it must have been a dream. &nbsp;This was confirmed when his reply to where the rest of us were was, "Dad, you, Nanel died." &nbsp;But it took quite a while to convince him it wasn't real.</p>
<p>5/25 -&nbsp;Jeremiah, looking at my cousin tshirt, asking whose hand is whose. &nbsp;Then he asked about the coat of arms, and he said, pointing to each quadrant, "This is Grandma's house, Grandma's book, Grandma's song, Grandma's tree."</p>
<p>5/26 - Everyone went to St.Mary's parking lot for a bike ride. &nbsp;Jeremiah can go fast on his no-pedal bike now. &nbsp;It is actually a bit scary because I need to raise the seat for him. &nbsp;His arms go in a nice cross-pattern with his running legs, but it makes his steering crazy!</p>
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<p>5/26 -&nbsp;Jeremiah said, "We love sun. So fun, so sparkly."</p>
<p>5/26 - Noah said, "I wonder if Billy will be called Bill. I hope not. Bill is so much more boring-er."</p>
<p>5/26 - Joy cheerfully cleaned up the table after dinner mostly by herself and ran the dishwasher.</p>
<p>5/28 -&nbsp;Jeremiah, using shovels and trucks in the sandbox at the camping place, with sheer joy, "Hi, Faith! I workin' in dirt!"</p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/april-may-2016-pocket-noteshttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/april-may-2016-pocket-notesjoyfulNoahJoyJeremiahFri, 17 Jun 2016 14:41:26 -0400Daley PonderingsPocket Notes - Joy ties shoes, Heather does pushups, and more
<p>4/3 - I said to Jeremiah, "Your shoes are on the wrong feet, sweetie." &nbsp;He replied, "I not 'sweetie'. &nbsp;Joy is 'sweetie'."</p>
<p>4/10 - Joy and I spent a grueling but satisfactory three hours earning our yellow and orange belts, respectively.</p>
<p>4/14 - Jeremiah, "It will be so so so fun if I get lots of drums toys for Christmas." [Note from Mom: maybe not so fun for me.]</p>
<p>4/15 - Noah, "I am King Excalibur, and my sword is Arthur!"</p>
<p>4/15 - We were just about to leave to go to some friends' house for dinner when Faith came runnung inside, "Mom! Nathaniel's bleeding!" &nbsp;I grabbed a kleenex and ran down the side porch stairs. There is blood all over his shirt, pants, shoes, and the sidewalk. &nbsp;After a quick check from toes on up, I discovered that the cut is in between his eyes (a little higher and to his left than Jeremiah's similar cut.) &nbsp;I clamped on the kleenex, scooped him up and brought him to the kitchen sink. &nbsp;By that time, Daddy had been alerted also and he came to the kitchen to check it out. &nbsp;When I took the kleenex off, it had already stopped bleeding, and we could tell that, though significant, it was not as bad as Jeremiah's had been and we figured it probably did not need stitches. &nbsp;After we took off his clothes and cleaned up the blood, Jon applied a butterfly closure with a couple of regular bandaids on top. &nbsp;Nathaniel was really good about the whole thing. &nbsp;Only 15 minutes later than we meant to be, we went to our friends' house for dinner. &nbsp;The wound did ooze blood that evening, but it was fine in the morning. &nbsp;He has amazingly not been picking at it. &nbsp;I hope that continues even as it starts to itch. &nbsp;We don't even know exactly how it happened. &nbsp;The kids were playing in the driveway and no one actually saw him fall, or what he fell on.</p>
<p>4/16 - Jeremiah counted to seven correctly on his own.</p>
<p>4/16 - I have been doing knee pushups ever since starting karate. &nbsp;This year, I made a goal of doing ten pushups every day in February as a kickstart to the habit of daily pushups. &nbsp;After my karate test, I figured I could up the count to 20 a day. &nbsp;But, partly due to Jon's encouragement, I gave full pushups a try. On Friday, I did it! Ten full pushups! &nbsp;And again yesterday, and I'll do it again today. &nbsp;Very exciting and motivating. &nbsp;Proof that a little can grow with consistent work!</p>
<p>Joy can tie her shoes! &nbsp;She got some sparkly Hello Kitty shoes on her birthday shopping trip with Grammy, and it only took a couple of weeks for her to get it consistently. She's still slower than the rest of us, but she no longer needs help.</p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/pocket-notes-joy-ties-shoes-heather-does-pushups-and-morehttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/pocket-notes-joy-ties-shoes-heather-does-pushups-and-morejoyfulNoahFaithJoyJeremiahNathanielSun, 17 Apr 2016 16:20:08 -0400Daley PonderingsMarch 2016 Pocket Notes
<p>3/4 - "It's like somebody chewing on a guitar string lengthwise." Jonathan was commenting on a squeaky artichoke.</p>
<p>3/11 - Faith lost lower left 2nd incisor. (R one was a couple of days earlier)</p>
<p>3/12 - Nathaniel was interested in the potty and went a couple of times. I have not been consistent helping him be on it, though.</p>
<p>Jeremiah sings "Butterfly Amazing Grace" and asks me to, also. &nbsp;I didn't know what he meant when he first asked me, so I just sang "butterfly amazing grace" to the tune of amazing grace, over and over, and he liked it.</p>
<p>3/13 - NPD "here ya go" giving Jeremiah a piece of paper. &nbsp;(sounds like hah-ya-doh)</p>
<p>3/15 - Joy can wink both eyes.</p>
<p>3/22 - Jeremiah asked for "some of those green berries." &nbsp;He meant grapes.</p>
<p>3/22 - We were talking about how pencils keep disappearing from our house. &nbsp;Noah said, "The Greeks would say the pencil gods were mad at us."</p>
<p>3/23 - Nathaniel can run.</p>
<p>3/30 - Overheard, Joy explaining to Jeremiah, "'Obstacles' means 'stuff in your way'."</p>
<p>3/31 - Nathaniel pointed to a raisin and said, "Ray-rih". &nbsp;Jonathan asked, to be sure he heard right, "You want raisins?" &nbsp;Nathaniel replied, "Yeah." &nbsp;And he also said "more" later.</p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/march-2016-pocket-noteshttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/march-2016-pocket-notesjoyfulJonathanNoahFaithJoyJeremiahNathanielSun, 17 Apr 2016 16:08:34 -0400Daley PonderingsKarate Tournament, Standish Maine
<p>On Saturday, March 26th, Jonathan, Faith, Joy and I participated in our first karate tournament. The whole family rose bright and early so we could drive the two hours and 15 minutes to Standish, Maine. &nbsp;This tournament is relatively small, with only about five dojos participating. &nbsp;Each division had two to eight participants, with an average of about four (though I didn't do the math.)</p>
<p>Faith's division, 5-7 year old purple belts, was first. &nbsp;There were six other kids competing with her, including her friend Evelyn from our own dojo. &nbsp;In the sparring category, she lost her first match, so that one ended pretty quickly. &nbsp;But when it came time for forms, that is when her practice and hard work shone. &nbsp;She was confident and crisp in her movements. &nbsp;She remembered everything and performed smoothly. &nbsp; She was first to go, and for whatever reason, they allow the first person to go again if he wishes, so she did it again after all the other kids had gone. &nbsp;She told me later that she almost told them that she had already had her turn, and then realized by how they said it that they knew she had gone already, so she just did it. &nbsp;It was so fun to watch her. &nbsp;And then the judges, not her partial mother, awarded her first place! &nbsp;Evelyn got second place.</p>
<p>We had a short break and then it was Joy's turn. &nbsp;Her division was girls ages 5-7, white and yellow belt. &nbsp;She was the only white belt, the other three girls were yellow and all over five also. &nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the sparring, she got a bye because only three of the girls registered for the sparring event. &nbsp;And she did pretty well, but the other girl being more advanced and bigger, she lost her match. &nbsp;This did get her to second place. &nbsp;There is not an official form until you get to orange belt, so Joy showed half-moon footwork with blocks. &nbsp;The only thing I was concerned about ahead of time was if she would start with the correct hand on the blocks. &nbsp;But she remembered and did a great job. &nbsp;She got second place out of the four, right behind the other girl from our dojo.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that, we had a long break for our family, but we did watch other kids from our dojo. &nbsp;Jon took an interest in how the sparring was scored, and it seemed to him a bit arbitrary. &nbsp;Maybe he can elaborate in the comments if he wishes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to a local pizza place for lunch with our Sensei and his family. &nbsp;It took a long time and we did not make it back in time to watch the weapons event. &nbsp;But we did watch some young black belts, which was quite interesting.</span></p>
<p>When we were getting our gear out of the car to get ready for Jonathan's and my divisions, I realized that I did not bring my gi! &nbsp;I had made sure everyone else was taken care of, but forgot my own. &nbsp;However, I did bring my sparring gear and even my belt (since I always keep the belts in a separate bag since they do not get washed.) &nbsp;I happened to be wearing my white jeans which look quite like gi pants. &nbsp;And our Sensei had an extra gi top in his car. &nbsp;So that worked out, but was a bit of excitement for a while.</p>
<p>Jonathan's division was 11-13 year old green and green/brown. &nbsp;His three opponents were all girls, and big ones, too. &nbsp;He was not as aggressive in his sparring as I usually see him, but he usually does not get to spar with bigger people than him. &nbsp;He did a good job and even got some tips from the judge as they went along. He got two rounds in and ended up with third place overall. &nbsp;He did not participate in the forms part, though now that he has seen how it works, he said he'll do it next time.</p>
<p>My division was the next one after Jonathan's. &nbsp;It was women 18 and up. &nbsp;I was against three other ladies, two blue/green and one very intense brown. &nbsp;As in Joy's, only three of us did the sparring. &nbsp;I was glad to not have to spar with the brown belt. &nbsp;The blue/green woman I sparred with was a mom just about my age, whose two children had competed with Faith. &nbsp;She was good, but she was nice. &nbsp;I even got two points against her before she won. &nbsp;So I got third place in sparring. &nbsp;I, like Joy, do not have a form yet, so I did half-moon footwork with strikes going forward and blocks going backwards. &nbsp;I was nervous ahead of time, but&nbsp;I had practiced enough, so I just stared ahead of me and did what I knew to do. &nbsp;The only problem was that the ring was a bit small, so I got close to the judges at the peak of my footwork. &nbsp;I got third place in that part as well.</p>
<p>It was such a great experience, we all had a fun time and learned some things, did a good job, and even came home with a bunch of trophies.</p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/karate-tournament-standish-mainehttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/karate-tournament-standish-mainejoyfulGeneralJonathanFaithJoyThu, 31 Mar 2016 13:14:26 -0400Daley PonderingsFebruary 2016 Pocket Notes
<p>2/2 - Noah and I walked past the food pantry on distribution day, and saw a friend of ours heading there. He asked if she was donating food and I explained that she was receiving food. &nbsp;He wondered why she needed to get food from the food pantry, and we had a good discussion about the various reasons someone may need it. &nbsp;Our friend is an older single lady on a fixed income. &nbsp;I also brought up the idea that sometimes people make poor spending choices and that's why they don't have money for food. He picked right up on that, talking about people buying cigarettes instead of food. I also emphasized that it's good to have compassion for people even when they don't make the same choices we do, and try to help them make good choices if they're willing. &nbsp;And also how it's good to make sure kids get enough food even if their parents are irresponsible with money. &nbsp;It was a good discussion.</p>
<p>2/2 &ndash; Nathaniel came downstairs with help. He sat down facing forward and carefully scooted himself down each step.</p>
<p>2/3 &ndash; Nathaniel did the first four steps down holding my hand, all the rest all by himself. He was cautious careful and kind of wobbly. He was very proud and&nbsp;satisfied! That same evening he did the whole stairs all by himself!</p>
<p>2/3 - Noah came in holding a very small piece of fuzz and exclaimed, "With my microscope, I can see tons of colors in this piece of stuff!" &nbsp;He then examined lots of other things with the microscope.</p>
<p>2/6 - Jeremiah, eating a hard-boiled egg, "Look, Mom! A sun!" Me, "Yes! That's called the yolk." Jeremiah, "You call it 'yolk', I call it 'sun'."</p>
<p>2/10 &ndash; Nathaniel wiped my nose with Kleenex.</p>
<p>2/11 - Nathaniel can open the microwave door. &nbsp;He'll be playing somewhere in the kitchen, hear the beep and jump up and run to the microwave and open the door. &nbsp;So now we have to be on top of that, because usually the stuff inside is very hot! &nbsp;He also likes to open the door before it's done.</p>
<p>2/11 - Nathaniel was kicking a bottle around the kitchen like a soccer player.</p>
<p>2/11 - Nathaniel said "hello" with a clear 'l' sound. &nbsp;He copied me several times that day but has not said it again since.</p>
<p>2/11 - Joy remarked to me, "You can't count by zeroes. &nbsp;Zero...zero...zero...zero..."</p>
<p>2/12 - I took the baby gate down because Nathaniel wouldn't come down without me, but just stood there at the top and yelled.</p>
<p>But, 2/14, he decided to just step down into thin air and fell down to the landing. So the gate went up again.</p>
<p>This is our major birthday month, Jon turning 39, Jeremiah 3, Nathaniel 1, and Joy 5. &nbsp;We had our traditional big party for Jon, and a record number of pizzas were consumed (8). &nbsp;Jeremiah and Nathaniel just had Grammy and Papa over for small family celebrations. But Joy had a girls-only party, which was overall fun, but I like whole family parties better.</p>
<p>Jonathan has started being mistaken on the phone for Jon. &nbsp;He is thrilled with this development.</p>
<p>2/16 - Joy, remarking about three people on a see-saw, "It's a three-saw, because, one here, one there, and one there."</p>
<p>2/17 - I picked up Nathaniel and hugged him and said, "Oh, my baby!" &nbsp;He answered, "Oh, my mom."</p>
<p>2/21 - Overheard, Noah to Jonathan, "I'm allergic to dizziness, so count me out."</p>
<p>2/21 - Jeremiah practices screwing in a knob on the microphone stand in the cry room at church.</p>
<p>2/22 - Noah can whistle!</p>
<p>2/24 - You know you're a mechanical engineer when your one year old slams his bowl into yours and even though it doesn't break, you can see in your mind's eye the microscopic stress lines forming.</p>
<p>2/28 - Nathaniel practices putting a cap on a pen.</p>
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https://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/february-2016-pocket-noteshttps://jon.limedaley.com/plog/post/february-2016-pocket-notesjoyfulGeneralJonathanNoahJoyJeremiahNathanielTue, 01 Mar 2016 15:16:55 -0500Daley PonderingsJanuary 2016 Pocket Notes
<p>1/4 - JPD, breaking off celery stalk, "Wow! Big whacker! &nbsp;Bad guy come in our house, me whack him!"</p>
<p>1/4 - NPD signing "more"</p>
<p>1/5 - Joy, holding necklace, "I made it symmetrical, with yellow in the middle."</p>
<p>1/7 - NPD said, "amen" after we did at dinner. &nbsp;This has happened a few times now.</p>
<p>Jeremiah says, "gacky bame" which means "exactly the same".</p>
<p>1/8 - JPD, "mine toes-es" (and nearly all other plurals end with -es also.)</p>
<p>1/11 - NPD signed "more" and said, "mo"</p>
<p>1/12 - NHD adding up prices quickly at Goodwill</p>
<p>1/13 - Noah called 1/12, "one dozenth"</p>
<p>1/14 - Faith progressing quickly in skiing. &nbsp;Her instructor said she should go to level 5 next lesson.</p>
<p>1/14 - NPD, wandering around, looking this way and that, "Where? &nbsp;Where? Where? ..."</p>
<p>1/15 - JPD, "2, 8, 9, 1, buckle my shoe!"</p>
<p>1/16 - This week, Nathaniel has started making this whine that sounds just like a power router digging into wood.</p>
<p>1/17 - Joy, "knock knock." &nbsp;"who's there?" &nbsp;"carrot" "carrot who?" "carrot you" "carrot who??" "carrot you and your mother!"</p>
<p>1/18 -&nbsp;JPD balance on one foot, spinning also</p>
<p>Also, knee...knee...knee...knee...knee...carrot...carrot you glad I didn't say knee again?"</p>
<p>1/20 - Jeremiah, "Does this one [points to his left nipple] have juice, Mommy?"</p>
<p>Jeremiah, "Sho yucky"</p>
<p>1/24 - NPD can stack two jars.</p>
<p>1/28 &ndash; Jeremiah, "I like it! Thank you, Mom, making dinner."</p>
<p>1/28 &ndash; Nathaniel said "ba" as he pointed to a ping-pong ball</p>
<p>1/30 &ndash; Nathaniel might be a lefty too. &nbsp;Still up in the air, though.</p>
<p>1/31 &ndash; Jeremiah, "Potty in your closet, Mom." &nbsp;Me, "What? &nbsp;There's a potty in my closet?" Jeremiah, "Yeah." Me, "No, there isn't." Jeremiah, grinning, "Me so goofy, Mommy!"</p>
<p>1/31 &ndash; Jeremiah knows how to get to the bank. We went on a very long walk. He directed where we would go. &nbsp;At the front door of the bank, I showed him the sign that said it was closed on Sunday. So then we went to the back door of the bank. Then we went to the Methodist Church. We checked to see if Mediterrano restaurant was open but it was also closed. We watched two cars getting washed at the gas station. We went down to the other gas station and then up and around the side roads and visited Papa at his house and then we walked home. &nbsp;Later that week, when we visited the bank again, Jeremiah pointed out the sign that said it was open.</p>
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